Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Voices are calling from somewhere below
Melting on the eastern shore
Rain is falling down on me,
Been waiting for eternity...
I'll be there!
Freedom for us all!
And I wonder why, why my heart still yearns
And I wonder why, why the earth still turns
And I wonder why, why the sky turns black
Still I wonder why, but there is no turning back
For all eternity, for all the world to see
We're riding high across the wind
And when the storm begins, to wash away all sins
We'll find a place where we'll begin
There's something wrong with the world today,
Only the people that are fighting for...
...A better place in the world today,
They don't believe that they gone too far,
...They're falling down.
By moonlight there's way...for rebellion
Here, the world are gone astray...revolution
Now, the time has come to pray...halleluja
Deep, inside our minds we wait...for rebellion -
Here in dreamland we will not obey the masters
...And the earth still turns but I'm on my way,
He is on the way, as my heart still yearns
...I'm on my way, now he is on the way,
And I cry for more
Yes I'm on my way, now he's on the way,
Gonna find the secret wall
I have seen the secret dreams
Of those who know eternity
And makes me feel like a shadow sneaking in
In my sleep I'm searching for a way to find
The open do leading me to where it all begins
There's nothing wrong with the world today...
There's something wrong with the world today,
Only the people that are fighting for...
...A better place in the world today,
They don't believe that they gone too far,
...They're falling down.
By moonlight there's way...for rebellion
Here, the world are gone astray...revolution
Now, the time has come to pray...halleluja
Deep, inside our minds we wait...for rebellion -
Here in dreamland we will not obey the masters
[SOLO: Kai]
Now I'm riding through the air
Going to where no one dares
On the way I cross the line forevermore.
For once in life, I do not care
Nothing matters, now I dare
On the ride I'll cross the line
Forever to be free
[SOLO: Dirk]
I have no fear, Rebellion is here!
Melting on the eastern shore
Rain is falling down on me,
Been waiting for eternity...
I'll be there!
Freedom for us all!
And I wonder why, why my heart still yearns
And I wonder why, why the earth still turns
And I wonder why, why the sky turns black
Still I wonder why, but there is no turning back
For all eternity, for all the world to see
We're riding high across the wind
And when the storm begins, to wash away all sins
We'll find a place where we'll begin
There's something wrong with the world today,
Only the people that are fighting for...
...A better place in the world today,
They don't believe that they gone too far,
...They're falling down.
By moonlight there's way...for rebellion
Here, the world are gone astray...revolution
Now, the time has come to pray...halleluja
Deep, inside our minds we wait...for rebellion -
Here in dreamland we will not obey the masters
...And the earth still turns but I'm on my way,
He is on the way, as my heart still yearns
...I'm on my way, now he is on the way,
And I cry for more
Yes I'm on my way, now he's on the way,
Gonna find the secret wall
I have seen the secret dreams
Of those who know eternity
And makes me feel like a shadow sneaking in
In my sleep I'm searching for a way to find
The open do leading me to where it all begins
There's nothing wrong with the world today...
There's something wrong with the world today,
Only the people that are fighting for...
...A better place in the world today,
They don't believe that they gone too far,
...They're falling down.
By moonlight there's way...for rebellion
Here, the world are gone astray...revolution
Now, the time has come to pray...halleluja
Deep, inside our minds we wait...for rebellion -
Here in dreamland we will not obey the masters
[SOLO: Kai]
Now I'm riding through the air
Going to where no one dares
On the way I cross the line forevermore.
For once in life, I do not care
Nothing matters, now I dare
On the ride I'll cross the line
Forever to be free
[SOLO: Dirk]
I have no fear, Rebellion is here!
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